January 2 -- Kelly Drummer on the Tiwahe Foundation - Guest: Drummer, president and CEO of the Tiwahe Foundation which is giving micro grants to individuals and working to preserve American Indian culture

March 13 - Stanislaw Skrowaczewski on Conducting and Composing -- (in memory of) Guest: The esteemed former Conductor of the MN Orchestra taped this interview w/ me in 2012.

March 20 - Larry Long on Social Issues -- Guest: Troubador, educator Larry Long

March 27 - Amy Klobuchar on Leadership -- Guest: Senator Klobuchar

April 3 -- Jim Klobuchar on Leadership -- Guest: former Star Tribune columnist and author (as well as father of Amy)

April 10 - Constitutional Issues: The Supreme Court, Part I -- Guests: Jill Hasday and Heidi Kitroller, Constitutional Scholars and University of MN Law School professors

April 17 - The Impact of Alzheimer's on Our Communities -- Guests: Sue Spaulding, Executive Director of the Alzheimer's Association of Minnesota-North Dakota and Dawn Simonson, Executive Director of the Metro Area Agency on Aging

April 24 - Dudley Riggs on Flying Funny -- Guest: Founder of Improvisational Theatre and the Brave New Workshop, comedian and author

May 1 - Betty McCollum on Leadership -- Guest: Congresswoman McCollum from the 4th District

May 29 - Ilhan Omar on Leadership - Guest: Representative Omar was recently elected as the Minnesota House Representative for District 60B,making her the highest-elected Somali-American public official in the United States. Ilhan is also the Assistant Minority Leader in the MN House.

June 5 - Anne Gearity on High Risk Kids - Guest: Gearity, LICSW, therapist in private practice and University of Minnesota faculty member in the Departments of Psychiatry, Social Work, and the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Certificate Program. Anne is also a consultant and a popular workshop leader. She is the author of a treatment manual on Developmental Repair which she discusses on the show.

June 19 - Understanding Ambiguous Losses - Guest: Pauline Boss, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Family Social Sciences, University of Minnesota and consultant, researcher. Pauline is the author of the well-known book, Ambiguous Loss: Learning to Live With Unresolved Grief and her newest book, Loss, Trauma, and Resilience: Therapeutic Work with Ambiguous Loss.

June 26 - Don Shelby on Leadership -- Guest: Former Twin Cities anchorman, actor, environmentalist, Shelby, talks w/ Mary about his personal history and career.We are re-airing this, tying in to "Minnesota Good Age's recent cover story on Don.

July 3 -- Working To End Gun Violence -- Guest: Marit Brock, Co-Founder of Moms Demand Action in MN

July 10 -- Coping with Hearing Loss -- Guests: Anthony Davis, MSW, LISW, Specialist, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Minnesota Department of Human Services, Mankato branch, and Interpreter, Sharisse Leier also from the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Tony talks about communication tips, the importance of a diagnosis and new technology -- hearing aides and other helpful devices and equipment.

July 17 -- Will Steger on His Wilderness Center -- Guest: Explorer, environmentalist, educator, Steger, talking about climate change and his new Center near Ely, MN, built with the purpose of convening groups (leaders and youth) for the purpose of discussing solutions for dealing with climate change. We are re-airing this interview due to the interest in the collapse recently of the Larsen ice shelf in the Antarctic.

July 24 -- Ilhan Omar on Leadership -- Guest: MN State Representative Omar talking about her early life in Somalia, living in a refugee camp and her work now as Minority Leader. (We are re-airing this because of Ilhan's recent appearance on the national talk show, "The Daily Show," on Comedy Central and her invite to President Trump to come to MN for a cup of tea and visit people from our Somali community.)

July 31 -- Parenting a Child with Disabilities, Heartbreak and Hope -- Guests: Katie Sherman and Jennifer Hanson, parents of children with disabilities. They share their stories, including insights for other parents as well as resources available in our state.

August 7 -- The 35W Bridge Collapse --- It has been 10 years! - Guest: Andy Gannon, a man who was on the bridge that August day, the 1st, in 2007. (Re-airing)

August 14 -- To be announced

August 21 -- To be announced

August 28 -- Alan Page on His Foundation -- Guest: Retired MN Supreme Court Justice, Page, who was also as most know, a celebrated football player. Alan talks in this interview about the work of his foundation, giving scholarship help to minority students.

NOTE: If you miss a show, you can catch it on YouTube. Go to www.maryhansonshow.com/You Tube Channel. We have all the recently taped shows (over 145) uploaded.

2016 PROGRAMS

January 4 -- Lori Saroya on Leadership -- Guest: Co-founder of CAIR-MN, the Council on American Islamic Relations, a leading civil rights and advocacy organization. Lori Saroya, JD, is a Bush Fellow.

February 22 - Charles Biederman, the Man, the Artist (repeat) -- Guest: Glenn Gordon, writer/photographer, reminiscing about Biederman, the nationally acclaimed modern artist who lived in Red Wing, MN, much of his life. Gordon had photographed and interviewed Biederman.

March 7 -- Terry Gips on Sustainability - Guest: Gips, author and President of Sustainability Associates

March 14 -- Re-Imagine Your Life -- Guest: Author, coach and founder of the Inventure Group, Richard Leider who is the co-author of Life Reimagined and author of The Power of Purpose.

March 21 -- Martin Sabo on the Income Gap -- Guest: the late US Congressman Martin Sabo in an interview we did in 1998.

March 28 -- Martin Sabo on Leadership -- Guest: Martin Sabo, in an interview on his life and leadership that was taped in 2006

April 4 -- Update: NAZ and the Achievement Gap -- Guest: Sondra Samuels, President and CEO of the Northside Achievement Zone, which has the goal of preparing low-income North Mpls children to graduate from HS and be ready for college.

May 2 -- Barry ZeVan: An Eclectic Career -- Guest: The Weatherman, Actor, Documentary Filmaker, Consultant and author of Barry ZeVan, My Life Among the Giants, A Memoir

May 9 -- Distracted Driving -- Guests: Vijay Dixit, parent of Shreya Dixit who died as a result of distracted driving and Frank Hornstein, State Representative, DFL-Minneapolis, who is working on bills related to distracted driving (Re-airing)

May 16 -- Working To End Gun Violence -- Guest: Marit Brock, Co-Founder of Moms Demand Action in MN

﻿May 23 -- Our Dying Honeybees -- Guest: Marla Spivak, PhD, Entomologist at the University of Minnesota and national expert on bees. Marla won a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, a "genius grant," for her work with bees.

May 30 -- The Wonder of Monarchs -- Guest: Karen Oberhauser, PhD, Professor, Dept. of Fisheries, Wlldlife and Conservation Biology, University of MN. Karen won a White House Champion of Change award for her work with the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project, a national project she started.

June 6 -- Re-Imagine Your Life -- Guest: Author, coach and founder of the Inventure Group, Richard Leider who is the co-author of Life Reimagined and author of The Power of Purpose.

June 13 -- Constitutional Issues: The Supreme Court, Part I -- Guests: Professors Heidi Kitroller, JD, and Jill Hasday, JD, from the University of Minnesota Law School. Hasday is a Distinguished McKnight University Professor and teaches and writes in the field of constitutional law among several other specialties. Professor Kitrosser is an expert on the constitutional law of federal government secrecy and speaks, writes and consults. She is the author of Reclaiming Accountability: Transparency, Executive Power, and the U.S. Constitution, a book published in 2015.

​June 20 -- Constitutional Issues: The Supreme Court, Part II --Guests: Professors Heidi Kitroller, JD, and Jill Hasday, JD, from the University of Minnesota Law School

June 27 -- Working To End Gun Violence -- Guest: Marit Brock, Co-Founder of Moms Demand Action in MN (re-airing)

July 18 -- Love of the Written Word, The Life of a Writer -- Guest: Candace Simar, author of Shelterbelts, her most recent book, and winner of the Spur Award in 2012

July 25 -- Wendell Anderson on Leadership -- Guest: Former Governor Wendy Anderson. This interview was taped in November of 2008, and we are re-airing it in his honor of his life and contributions to Minnesota.

August 1 -- Michael Dennis Browne on Writing -- Guest: Poet and writer, Michael Dennis Browne, talking about the process of writing, his work w/ composer, Stephen Paulus, and his 39 years of teaching at the University of Minnesota where he is Professor Emeritus. Michael reads a poem from his most recent book, TheVoices, and also shares some about his writing for children.

August 8 -- The Minnesota Teacher of the Year, 2016 -- Guest: Abdul Wright, this year's top teacher, talks about teaching at Best Academy, a charter school in Minneapolis where he teaches 8th graders language arts. He shares some about his life and his teaching philosophy. Congratulations to another outstanding teacher!

August 15 -- Josie Johnson on Leadership, Part II -- Guest: The legendary civil rights leader talks more about her life, race relations and leadership.

August 22 -- Peter McLaughlin on Leadership -- Guest: Hennepin County Commissioner, Peter McLaughlin is the guest, talking about the role of the Hennepin County Commissioners, his personal history and one of his priorities, transportation.

August 29 -- Monarchs in a Changing World -- Guest: Karen Oberhauser, PhD, Professor, Dept. of Fisheries, Wlldlife and Conservation Biology, University of MN. Karen won a White House Champion of Change award for her work with the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project.

September 5 -- Dave Roe on Leadership -- Guest: Dave Roe -- In honor of Labor Day, we are re-airing an interview with the Minnesota labor leader, Dave Roe, who is the President Emeritus of the AFL-CIO of Minnesota. (1966-1984)

September 12 -- Coping with Low Vision -- Guest: Lisa Larges, Outreach Coordinator for the MN State Services for the Blind

September 19 -- 100 Things to Do in the Twin Cities Before You Die -- Guest: MPR host, Tom Weber, author of fun book by this title.

September 26 -- In recognition of National Alzheimer's Month -- Alzheimer's: What Do We Know for Sure? -- Guest: Debbie Richman, Vice President for Education and Outreach, Alzheimer's Association Minneosta-North Dakota

October 3 -- Reatha Clark King on Race Relations -- Guest: Former Vice President of General Mills and former President of Metro State University, Reatha Clark King

October 31 -- Stanislaw Skrowaczewski on Conducting and Composing -- Guest: Oldest active major conductor in the world and former Director of the MN Orchestra, Skrowaczewski

November 7 -- Larry Long on Leadership -- Guest: Singer, composer, educator, Long

November 14 -- Richard Leider on Work and Purpose -- Guest: Author/coach Richard Leider, author of The Power of Purpose and Work Reimagined

November 21 -- Michael Osterholm on Antibiotic Resistance and Superbugs -- Guest: Osterholm, PhD, MPH, Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research at the U of MN

November 28 -- Mitch Pearlstein on Leadership -- Guest: Founder and Senior Fellow at the Center of the American Experiement, a conservative think tank

December 5 -- An Introduction: Tene Wells, the New Executive Director of the Minneapolis Television Network -- Guest: Wells who shares her ideas and visions for Minneapolis' public access channels and studios

December 12 -- Keith Ellison on Leadership -- Guest: Congressman Ellison. (This is a replay as we thought with his bid for DNC Chair, it would be interesting for viewers at this time to see again.)

December 19 -- Ann Bancroft on Access Water - Guest: Ann Bancroft shares photos and stories about her December 2015 trip down the Ganges River, the first river continent expediation she has planned.

December 26 -- Will Steger on His Wilderness Center - Guest: Adventurer/educator Steger talking about his Ely retreat center for thought leaders, students, and environmentalists

​2015 PROGRAMS

SPECIAL 5 PART SERIES ON SUICIDE AND DEPRESSION, CO-HOSTED W/ JAMES JORDAN, MD

January 5 -- Understanding Depression: The Suicide Connection -- First of a five-part series, co-hosted w/James Jordan, MD, Former Medical Director of the Hamm Psychiatric Clinic. Guests on this first program are Mark Meier, LICSW, a man who almost committed suicide and then went on to found the Face It Foundation and Anne Gearity, PhD, LICSW, therapist in private Practice.

January 12 -- Understanding Depression: The Suicide Connection, Part II -- The Family and Suicide - Linda Schaeffer, Anna Lundblad and Kim Witczak all share their stories about losing a family member due to suicide.

January 26 - Understanding Depression: The Suicide Connection, Part IV --Turning Away from Suicide, Choosing Life -- Mark Meier, LICSW, talks more in depth about his story and his foundation, Face It Foundation.

February 2 - Understanding Depression: The Suicide Connection, Part V -- The Effect on Families – Further and more in-depth conversation withLinda Schaeffer, Anna Lundblad and Kim Witczak about surviving a loved one’s suicide and an update on what they are doing to honor their loved ones.

April 20 -- Al Milgrom on Film and Society -- Guest: The founder of the University Film Society, now the Film Society of Minneapolis and St. Paul -- Al talks about his career and about two documentaries he is directing, “The Dinkytown Uprising” and “Rediscovering John Berryman.” The first will be one of the films at this year’s Minneapolis St.Paul International Film Festival, April 9-25, 2015.

April 27-- (Re-scheduling; technical difficulties at Ch. 6) -- An Expert Discusses Genocide -- Guest: Ellen Kennedy, Ex. Director, World Without Genocide, William Mitchell College of Law

May 4 -- An Expert Discusses Genocide -- Guest: Ellen Kennedy, Ex. Director, World Without Genocide, William Mitchell College of Law -- Note: The 10th anniversary celebration of World Without Genocide is Tuesday, May 19. For more information, go to www.worldwithoutgenocide.org.

May 11 -- David K. Roe on Leadership -- Guest: President Emeritus of the AFL-CIO of Minnesota (1966-1984)

June 8 --Catholics Speak on Sexual IssuesGuests: Mary Ellen Jordan and Mary Beth Stein who are authors of a position paper, “Toward a Healthy Christian View of Sexuality” are the guests for this half hour. Mary Ellen Jordan is with the Catholic Coalition for Church Reform, and Mary Beth Stein is with the Council of the Baptized. They address the issues of contraception, same sex orientation and divorce and re-marriage. To read the position paper, go to www.councilofthebaptized.org.

June 15 -- Tina Feigal on Parenting - Guest: Feigal, author and educator, talks about the challenging child and children who have experienced trauma. She shares ideas for healthy parenting and not blaming the child.

June 22 - An Interview with Lonnie Dupre - Guest: Explorer/environmentalist, Dupre, who was the first person to climb Denali solo in January (2015). Lonnie is the founder of the non-profit, One World Endeavors, and the author of Life on Ice in which he makes the point that "the health of our whole planet is intricately connected to the health of the Arctic."

June 29– Alzheimer’s --- What Do We Know for Sure? Guest: Deborah Richman, BS, ACC, Vice President for Education and Outreach, Alzheimer’s Association Minnesota North Dakota

August 10 -- R.T. Rybak -- Looking Forward and Back -- Guest: Former Mayor of Minneapolos who talks about his new work as Executive Director of Generation Next

August 17 -- Minnesota Teacher of the Year, 2015 -- Guest: Amy Hewett-Olatunde who discusses her teaching at LEAP (Limited English Academic Proficiency) High School in St. Paul, MN.

August 24 -- David Walsh on Kids and Media -- Guest: Nationally recognized expert, David Walsh. He is the founder of the National Institute on Media and the Family which he led until 2010. His newest book is ﻿Smart Parenting, Smarter Kids. (Repeat airing)﻿

August 31 -- MS, Living With a Chronic Illness -- Guest: Gary Birnbaum, MD, Neurologist, Director Of Research and Treatment, Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology (Repeat airing)

September 7 -- David Wellstone , Carrying on the Legacy -- Guest: David Wellstone, Advocate for mental health parity; board member of Wellstone Action; and son of Paul and Sheila Wellstone. (Repeat airing)

September 14 -- Sondra Samuels on the Achievement Gap -- Guest: President and CEO of the Northside Achievemnt Zone, Sondra Samulels. NAZ has the goal of preparing low-income North Mpls children to graduate from HS and be ready for college.

September 21 - "Catholics Speak Out on Sexual Issues" (Re-airing to tie in to Pope's visit) -- Guests: Mary Ellen Jordan and Mary Beth Stein, the authors of a position paper, “Toward a Healthy Christian View of Sexuality,” are the guests for this half hour. Mary Ellen Jordan is with the Catholic Coalition for Church Reform, and Mary Beth Stein is with the Council of the Baptized. They address the issues of contraception, same sex orientation and divorce and re-marriage. To read the position paper, go to www.councilofthebaptized.org.

﻿September 28 -- Our Dying Honeybees -- Guest: Marla Spivak, PhD, Entomologist at the University of Minnesota and national expert on bees. Marla won a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, a genius grant, for her work with bees.

October 5 -- The Wonder of Monarchs -- Guest: Karen Oberhauser, PhD, Professor, Dept. of Fisheries, Wlldlife and Conservation Biology, University of MN. Karen won a White House Champion of Change award for her work with the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project, a national project she started.

October 12 - Daniel Wordsworth on Refugees and Leadership -- Guest: Daniel Wordsworth, President and CEO of the American Refugee Committee (ARC) which is based in Minneapolis and operates relief programs throughout Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

October 26 -- Bullying -- Guests: Alec Fischer, teen who was bullied and is now an advocate against bullying and the producer of a documentary about bullying and Julie Hertzberg, the Director of the National Anti-Bullying Center at the PACER Center.

November 2 -- Brain Health: Staying Sharp -- Guests: Henry Emmons, MD, Psychiatrist and author; Partners in Resilience and David Alter, Licensed Psychologist, Co-Founder, Partners in Healing. They are the authors of a new book, Staying Sharp -- Nine Keys for a Youthful Brain through Modern Science and Ageless Wisdom.

November 9 -- Buying and Selling A Home -- Guest: Realtor, Rebecca Powell from Keller Williams Realty Integrity Lakes, gives tips to both sellers and buyers in an informative look at today's market.

November 16 -- American-Islamic Relations -- Guest: Jaylani Hussein, Ex. Director, CAIR-MN (Council on American-Islamic Relations). Mr. Hussein was recently named a "Visionary Leader" by the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.

​November 23 -- An Update: NAZ and the Achievement Gap -- Guest: Sondra Samuels, President and CEO of the Northside Achievement Gap (NAZ) in north Minneapolis.

November 30 -- To be announced

December 7 - Tom Weber on 100 Things To Do In the Twin Cities Before You Die -- Guest: MPR host/author, Tom Weber

December 14 - Distracted Drivers -- Guests: Vijay Dixit, parent of Shreya Dixit who died as a result of distracted driving and Frank Hornstein, State Representative, DFL-Minneapolis, who is working on bills related to distracted driving

December 21 -- An Interview with Philip Brunelle -- Guest: Brunelle, Artistic Director and Founder of Vocal Essence as well as internationally renowned conductor and choral scholar. Note: This show was taped in April of 2010.

January 20 -- Terry Gips on Sustainability - Guest: Gips, the President of Sustainability Associates

January 27 -- The Raptor Center -- Guests: Gail Buhl, Naturalist, Educator Program Manager, The Raptor Center, University of Minnesota AND three raptors including a Bald Eagle

February 3 -- Charles Biederman, the Man, the Artist -- Guest: Glenn Gordon, writer, photographer reminiscing about Biederrman who he had photographed and interviewed

February 10 -- The Challenges of Loving and Loving Back -- Guest: John Driggs, LICSW, therapist in private practice and columnist with "The Phoenix"

February 17 -- Looking Back at the Collapse of the 35W Bridge -- Guest: Andy Gannon, bridge collapse survivor -- (NOTE: Scheduled show was not aired; technical difficulties at MCN. Interview to be re-scheduled. See Feb. 24 listing below.)

February 24 -- Looking Back at the Collapse of the 35W Bridge --Guest: Andy Gannon, bridge collapse survivor -- Note: An additional time will be scheduled and posted soon.

July 28 -- The Achievement Gap -- Guest: Sondra Samuels, President and CEO of the Northside Achievement Zone which has the goal of preparing low-income North Mpls children to graduate from HS and be ready for college.

August 4 -- Looking Back at the Collapse of the 35W Bridge --Guest: Andy Gannon, bridge collapse survivor (re-airing -- We had many requests to re-air.)

August 11 -- Michael Osterholm on Leadership -- Guest: Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of MN and a Director of the NIH-supported Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance within CIDRAP (re-airing)

August 18 - Lyme Disease and Other Infectious Diseases -- Guest: Frank Rhame, MD, Infectious Diseases Physician at the Allina Medical Clinic and The Doctors in Uptown Minneapolis; a researcher in infectious diseases at Abbott Northwestern Hospital; and Adjunct Professor, University of Minnesota (re-airing)

August 25 --Larry Long, Up Close -- Guest: Smithsonian Folkways Artist, Larry, talks about his special program, "Elder's Wisdom, Children's Song" from Community Celebration of Place. (re-airing)

September 15 - Richard Leider on Life Reimagined - Guest: Richard Leider, author, coach and Founder and Chairman of the Inventure Group. Richard is the co-author of Life Reimagined and the author of several other books including The Power of Purpose.

September 22 - Hearing Loss: The Broad Perspective - Guests: Mary Hartnett, MCDHH, Commission for the Deaf, Deaf/Blind & Hard of Hearing Minnesotans, MN Dept. of Human Services; John Wodele, Commission Board member and person who deals with hearing loss personally; and Sam Levine, MD, Otolaryngologist and Neurotologist, University of MN Medical School

October 13 - Physical Punishment - Guest: Libby Bergman, LICSW, Executive Director and one of the founders of the Family Enhancement Center in South Minneapolis

October 20 - Distracted Driving - Guests: Vijay Dixit, parent of Shreya Dixit who died as a result of distracted driving and Frank Hornstein, State Representative, DFL-Minneapolis, who is working on bills related to distracted driving

October 27 - George Latimer on State of the State - Guest: Former St. Paul Mayor, George Latimer

July 29 -- Beyond Racism -- Guest: the late Verlene Grant, author and educator, author of Beyond Racism, A Deeper Understanding of Cultural Diversity This show was taped in January, 2006.

August 5 -- Lyme Disease and Other Infectious Diseases -- Guest: Frank Rhame, MD, Infectious Diseases Physician at the Allina Medical Clinic and The Doctors in Uptown Minneapolis; a researcher in infectious diseases at Abbott Northwestern Hospital; and Adjunct Professor, University of Minnesota

August 12 -- Advances in MS Research -- Guest: Gary Birnbaum, MD, Director, Research and Treatment, Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology

August 19 -- Rosalie Wahl on Leadership -- Guest: the late Minnesota Supreme Court Justice, Rosalie Wahl, who died in July of 2013. This interview was taped in 2001.

August 26 -- Wolves in Minnesota (taped in 2007) -- Guest: Mary Ortiz from the International Wolf Center

September 9 -- FALL KICK OFF: MINI-SERIES --The Energy of Forgiveness, Part 1 -- Guest: Mark Umbreit, PhD, Founding Director, Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking, University of MN, School of Social Work and author of Dancing with the Energy of Conflict and Trauma.

September 16 -- The Energy of Forgiveness, Part II -- Special airing of film, "Being With the Energy of Forgiveness," Co-Producers: Emergence Pictures and Dawn Mikkelson and The Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking and Mark Umbreit.

October 21 - Roy Griak on Leadership -- Guest: University of Minnesota's Cross Country and Track & Field Coach from 1963 -1996. Roy is celebrating his 90th birthday this month, and so we are re-airing this interview which was taped in February of 2010.

October 28 -- Epilepsy Treatment -- Guest: Robert Gumnit, MD, Founder of MINCEP Epilepsy Care and Clinical Adjunct Professor in Neurology at the U of MN. This show as taped in 2011. Dr. Gumnit is the Past President of the American Epilepsy Society and the National Association of Epilepsy Centers.

November 18 -- William Cope Moyers on Addiction -- Guest: Author of New York Times best selling title, Broken, and Now What? An Insider's Guide to Addiction and Recovery. Moyers is the Vice President of Public Affairs and Community Relations at Hazelden Foundation

November 25 -- Jane Freeman, Former First Lady of MN, on Leadership -- Jane is one of the two remaining survivors of the cabinet members and their spouses (along w/ Ethel Kennedy) from President Kennedy's administration and was recently featured in a Star Tribune Article (11-20-13). She was a national leader in the Girl Scouts of America and an insider and leader in the early days of the DFL. This interview was taped in May of 2009.

December 2 -- Sage Cowles on Leadership -- Sage, who just died on 11-21-13, was a dancer, civic activist and art patron. This interview was taped in December of 2005. Among the many arts organizations that benefited from the support she and her late husband, John, gave was The Cowles Center for Dance in Minneapolis.